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D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|-------------------------8---8---|
G|7-8-7-8-----7-8-7-8-----5-7-8---|8------5-7-8-----7-5-7-----------|
C|--------0-0---------0-0-------0-|--0-10-------3-5-------0---0---0-|

D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|7---5-------7---7---5-----------|--------------------------------|
G|------------------------8---7---|7-8-7-8-----7-8-7-8-----5-7-8---|
C|--0---0-5-3---0---0---0---0---0-|--------0-0---------0-0-------0-|

D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|-------------------------8---8---|7---5-------7---7---5-----------|
G|8------5-7-8-----7-5-7-----------|------------------------8---7---|
C|--0-10-------3-5-------0---0---0-|--0---0-5-3---0---0---0---0---0-|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------7------------------------------------------|
G|7-8-7---------7-8-7-----------7-8-10---------------7-8-10-------------8-7-8-----|
C|------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-1-0----------0-0-0-0-3-5--------0-0-0-0-5-3-------3-5-|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------7-10---9---7----------------|
G|7-8-7---------7-8-7-----------7-8-10----------------10---8---7---|
C|------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-1-0------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------7------------------------------------------|
G|7-8-7---------7-8-7-----------7-8-10---------------7-8-10-------------8-7-8-----|
C|------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-1-0----------0-0-0-0-3-5--------0-0-0-0-5-3-------3-5-|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------7-10---9---7----------------|
G|7-8-7---------7-8-7-----------7-8-10----------------10---8---7---|
C|------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-1-0------------------------------------|

D|----------|
A|----------|
F|----------|
C|----------|
G|0----0----|
C|0----0----|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------7----------------------------------|
G|7-8-7----7-8-7--------7-8-10-----------7-8-10---------8-7-8-----|
C|-------0--------0-1-0----------0-0-3-5--------0-0-5-3-------3-5-|

D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------7-10---9---7----------------|
G|7-8-7----7-8-7--------7-8-10----------------10---8---7---|
C|-------0--------0-1-0------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------7----------------------------------|
G|7-8-7----7-8-7--------7-8-10-----------7-8-10---------8-7-8-----|
C|-------0--------0-1-0----------0-0-3-5--------0-0-5-3-------3-5-|

D|---------------------------------------------------------|----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|----------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|----------|
C|-----------------------------7-10---9---7----------------|----------|
G|7-8-7----7-8-7--------7-8-10----------------10---8---7---|0----0----|
C|-------0--------0-1-0------------------------------------|0----0----|

D|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
F|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
C|----7-8-7------7-8-10------9--|----7-8-7--------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------1-0----1-0--|
C|0-0--------0-0---------0-0----|0-0--------0-0-0-1-0--0-1-0--|

D|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
F|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
C|----7-8-7------7-8-10------9--|----7-8-7--------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------1-0----1-0--|
C|0-0--------0-0---------0-0----|0-0--------0-0-0-1-0--0-1-0--|

D|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
F|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
C|----7-8-7------7-8-10------9--|----7-8-7--------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------1-0----1-0--|
C|0-0--------0-0---------0-0----|0-0--------0-0-0-1-0--0-1-0--|

D|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
F|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
C|----7-8-7------7-8-10------9--|----7-8-7--------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------1-0----1-0--|
C|0-0--------0-0---------0-0----|0-0--------0-0-0-1-0--0-1-0--|

Why it works

Very weird riff that sounds good. Learning the correct picking might be frustrating at first, but it's definitely possible, just blend some hammer ons while alternate pick it. Inspired by Ascendancy era Trivium.

— Mattkrasia, who wrote and played it

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